Softscrub cleaner and a non-scratching sponge (the kind that looks like a regular sponge but one side has a scouring material). Works great on my white enamel gas stove.

This doesn't address your concerns about her mental health, but here's a good resource for safety information and state laws from the New York Bicycling Coalition. The director of education, Ken Crandall, is a high school friend of mine, and I'm sure he would be happy to answer your (or your wife's) questions about a Buffalo-to-Albany winter ride. You can send a message through the NYBC contact page or PM me and I can get you Ken's email address.

You're welcome!

You're missing a Dressage event. There should be four: 1. Favor: No Kidding! +2, Princess +1 Penalty: Felicity: -1 2. Favor: Star +3, Crimson Fury +2 Penalty: No Kidding! -1 3. Favor: Felicity +4, Winnie +1 Penalty: Ragtime -1 4. Home Club Advantage: Dealer's horse has a +3 advantage Happy playing!

Grass snake in Gryffindor. :confused1: I suspect the warm/cold question was for warm or cold blooded.

You can find pictures of the front pages of US newspapers here, listed by state. Boston Globe: both Bill and Hillary above the fold with headline, "Historic Nomination Complete" Boston Herald: both Bill and Hillary (but Bill's pic is bigger!) with headline, "Hill becomes first woman in history to earn major party presidential nomination"

To my husband: "The kids must have eaten it." To my kids: "Dad must have eaten it."

You have my sincere sympathy. We nicknamed our son "Baby Destructo" because of the never-ending list of things he broke or damaged. He was (and still is) extremely impulsive, but--finally!--not destructive at age 12. Consequences rarely had any effect and he kept finding new kinds of trouble anyways. He really did require near constant supervision and awareness on my part about not giving him access to things that could be destroyed or used to damage other things. I made my husband aware that I could not get much done around the house when he wasn't home to supervise the kids and I took the time to shower and dress before he left for work. I'm sorry I don't have any miracle advice. It's hard and exhausting to have a kid that requires constant vigilance for 12 hours per day

My (almost 11-year-old) daughter sorted Wampus. Since we're in Massachusetts, the trip to wizarding school will be nice and short for her come September! Also, Mount Greylock is now most definitely on the hiking agenda for this summer.Not that we Muggles will be able to see anything... :lol:

I am an atheist married to a Congregationalist. While the congregation and pastor at my husband's church (also in MA) were very welcoming at both the Sunday services and fellowship gatherings, I ultimately did not feel comfortable being involved in the church as a non-belieiver. For several years, I was asked (not in a pushy way at all) if I was interested in joining and politely declined. Even though they have the same origin and many similarities, UCC is definitely feels like a Christian denomination as opposed to the more inclusive philosophy of UU. Here is a PDF about becoming a member. My husband takes the kids to church and Sunday School with my blessing. I'm very pleased with the focus on social justice both the youth group and the congregation as a whole, and I like that it's "open and affirming." I hope my kids will be able to participate an OWL program and go on service trips with the youth group when they're older. It is a great way to get to know people in your town. Good luck with your decision and your new home!

We've only ever had FIOS internet and a landline. Our bill is about $80/month.

Green, frog-shaped sugar cookies! We made them in 2012 and the kids asked to make them again. It's makes me sad to think that they'll be 14 and almost 16 years old the next time Leap Day comes around.

Probably cluster flies. We had infestations several years in a row, usually at the end of the summer. I vacuumed the little buggers, which isn't hard because they are more sluggish than usual houseflies. It lasted about three days and then they stopped coming in. I freaked out the first time it happened and had someone come check for dead things in our attic and vents. Cluster flies lay their eggs in walls and attics, so they have some kind of instinct to get inside all at once. Supposedly you can have a pest company spray certain areas of the outside of your house (under the eaves, I think?) to deter them, but it has to be done around July. My sympathies. It's gross, but doesn't last long.

Do you have a wagon that you could transform into a motor boat with cardboard? The guests could take "boat rides" to get ice cream (and spark plugs).

Take a tour at the Taza Chocolate factory! It's just over the way in Somerville, not far from MIT. Have a fun visit!